# 119-s-1432: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025

119-s-1432, West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1432
- Congress: 119
- Title: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Permanently bans oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off California, Oregon, and Washington.** This bill would add subsection (q) to Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and bar the Secretary from issuing any lease or other authorization for exploration, development, or production in the Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California planning areas. Those planning areas match the areas shown in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's 2024–2029 leasing program. The bill's title and text indicate the prohibition is meant to be permanent.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on West Coast offshore leasing: mixed, high. This bill would permanently ban new oil and gas leases and other authorizations in four West Coast outer continental shelf planning areas. The areas are the Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California planning areas as shown in BOEM's 2024–2029 proposed final…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act
- 119-s-2377: EACH Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1432 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1432)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
- [119-s-2377: EACH Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2377)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1432 (as of 2026-09-10).